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8 NCAA INDIVIDUAL TITLES 2 SUPER SIX FINALS APPEARANCES GYMNASTICS2013 23 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES LSU 111 ALL-AMERICA HONORS at North Carolina State 11 March 15, 2013 • 6 p.m. CT • Raleigh, N.C. • Reynolds Coliseum (8,560) Live Audio: www.LSUsports.net/live • Live Video: www.gopack.com/allaccess #5 LSU (9-4, 5-2 SEC) NEXT UP DATE OPPONENT LSU SCORE OPP. SCORE JANUARY (5-2) LSU Meets NC State in Final Tune-Up Before SEC Championship 4 #22 NC State 196.075 194.975 Coming off back-to-back meet with a score above 197, including a season-high 197.500 last week, No. 5 LSU heads to 11 * #3 Florida 196.875 196.575 North Carolina State for the final competition before the SEC Championship in Little Rock. The Tigers and Wolfpack met in 18 * at #6 Alabama 195.525 196.575 the season opener for both teams in Baton Rouge on Jan. 4, and LSU prevailed 196.075-194.975, scoring a 196 in a season 26 at Metroplex Challenge 197.100 opener for the first time in school history. This meet marks only the second time LSU has faced NC State in Raleigh as the #2 Oklahoma 197.275 Tigers won a quad meet in Reynolds Coliseum on March 14, 2008 with a 196.500. Heading into this meet, LSU will try to #16 Oregon State 196.825 ride the wave of momentum built off two straight 197’s, the first time the Tigers have gone 197 in back-to-back meets #9 Georgia 196.775 since 2008. Live audio will be available free of charge in the Geaux Zone at LSUsports.net/live. Washington 194.875 STORYLINES FEBRUARY (3-1) 1 * at #16 Kentucky 195.875 195.250 • LSU is squaring off against NC • The Tigers have shown great depth • LSU is looking for its third straight 8 * at Missouri 197.275 194.575 State for the second time this with 13 gymnasts who have scored 197 score. The last time that 15 * #20 Arkansas 196.825 195.625 season. The teams met in Baton at least a 9.8 this year and 10 with happened was 2004. 22 * at #14 Auburn 196.975 197.175 Rouge on Jan. 4 with LSU winning a 9.9 or better. 196.075-194.975. • LSU is 11-0 all-time against NC MARCH (1-1) • 10 Tigers have scored a 9.9 or State but only 1-0 in Raleigh. 1 * #7 Georgia 197.050 196.825 • LSU ranks in the top 10 in three higher this season, the most since The Tigers beat the Wolfpack in 8 #5 Alabama 197.500 197.725 events entering the meet: No. 1 2004 when 11 Tigers did it. 11 also Reynolds Coliseum in 2008. 15 at North Carolina State 6 p.m. CT on vault, No. 4 on floor and No. 7 did it in ‘03, and 10 did it in ‘02. 23 SEC Championship 2 p.m. OR 6 p.m. on bars. (N. Little Rock, Ark.) BREAKDOWN APRIL (0-0) 6 NCAA Regional TBD LSU 19-21 NCAA Championships TBA North Carolina State Record 9-4 overall Record 11-7-1 overall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ranking No. 5 GymInfo Rankings Ranking NR Last Meet L, 197.725-197.500 vs. #5 Alabama Last Meet W, 195.650-192.750 vs. William & Mary Season High 197.500 Season High 195.675 vs. NC State 11-0 overall (1-0 in Raleigh) Head Coach Mark Stevenson Head Coach D-D Breaux Career Record 502-285-2/33rd year Career Record 608-388-8/36th year NC State Record Same LSU Record Same WHO TO CONTACT NOTEBOOK Associate SID and Gymnastics Contact Last Time Out Jake Terry • LSU posted a second straight 197 score with a season-high 197.500 in the home finale against Alabama. It is the highest Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @LSUJake score in a meet for the Tigers since 2008 when LSU went 197.625, and it ranks as the eighth-best score in school Office: 225-578-7678 history. LSU recorded the second-best vault total in school history with a 49.600, led by 9.925’s from Rheagan Courville, Fax: 225-578-1861 Kaleigh Dickson, Randi Lau and Sarie Morrison. LSU Sports Information Mailing Address • Courville won her seventh all-around title of the season with a career-high tying 39.600, and she also tied for the bars LSU Athletics Administration Building title with a 9.925. Morrison and Randii Wyrick also tied for the bars title with a 9.925, and Lloimincia Hall won her Baton Rouge, LA 70803 seventh floor title of the season with her second perfect 10.0 this year. Twice as Nice! Lloimincia Hall Scores her Second Perfect 10.0 of the Season CONNECT TO LSU GYMNASTICS • Lloimincia Hall tallied her second perfect 10.0 of the season with a fantastic floor routine to end the meet against LSUsports.net/gymnastics Alabama and clinch LSU’s season-high 197.500, tying as the eighth-best score in school history. Facebook.com/LSUgym • Hall is the only gymnast in the nation with two 10’s this season, and she is the first LSU gymnast to score two 10’s in Twitter.com/LSUgym one season since Ashleigh Clare-Kearney in 2008. Hall is the first Tiger to score two 10’s on floor in the same season YouTube.com/LSUgymnastics since April Burkholder in 2004. D-D Breaux HEAD COACH • 36TH SEASON With each passing season, LSU gymnastics continues gym and, most importantly, in the classroom for more to shine as one of the nation’s best programs, and head than 30 years. Her dedication to the student-athlete on an coach D-D Breaux has been the catalyst behind LSU’s individual basis has transcended into academic success, sustained success. community involvement, Coach of the Year honors, SEC Led by Breaux, LSU has seen increasing Championships, NCAA Regional Championships and top-10 accomplishments that includes nine NCAA Championships national rankings throughout her tenure. appearances in the last 10 seasons, two Super Sixes in the Now entering her 36th season as the mastermind last five seasons and seven individual national titles since of the LSU gymnastics program, the fire in Breaux’s eyes 2002. burns as brightly today as it did on her first day on the Under Breaux’s leadership and coaching, LSU job. gymnasts have begun to reach new heights in individual During her tenure Breaux has established and and team success. maintained LSU’s reputation as one of the premier In 2012, a school-record four LSU gymnasts captured collegiate gymnastics programs in the country. Under her All-SEC honors, highlighted by three freshmen - Rheagan tutelage, the Tigers have finished among the nation’s top- Courville, Lloimincia Hall and Jessie Jordan. 10 teams 23 times in 35 seasons, placing a program-best In 2010, Susan Jackson became the first LSU gymnast fourth in 1988, fifth in 2008 and sixth on four separate to capture NCAA All-Around national title as she became occasions. LSU’s first three-time NCAA champion. LSU has also placed among the top three in regional In 2008 LSU joined elite company by advancing to competition on 27 separate occasions, winning regional the NCAA Super Six Finals as Breaux and the Tigers broke titles nine times in three different decades, including back- through into the six-team field to compete for college to-back first-place regional finishes in 2008 and 2009. gymnastics’ national championship in 2008. The Tigers Her teams have included eight individual national titles, THE D-D BREAUX FILE finished fifth, beating out rival Alabama, for the best 111 All-America honors and 46 All-SEC selections. Hometown: Donaldsonville, La. finish in program history since the current NCAA format Additionally, Breaux’s Tigers won the inaugural SEC College: LSU, ‘76 was implemented in 1993. Championship title in 1981 and have gone on to finish In 2009, LSU made a repeat trip to the Super Six to second four times and third five other times. As a Gymnast compete for the national title and one day later Breaux For her dedication to the sport and her teams’ Competed at Southeastern Louisiana University in 1972 coached senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney to two individual numerous accomplishments, Breaux has been recognized and 1973. She led Southeastern to a second-place finish at national titles on vault and floor. by her peers time and time again. In the summer of 2009, the 1972 AIAW Gymnastics Championships. As the “Dean of Coaches” at LSU, Breaux has Breaux received one of the highest honors as she was represented the University at the highest level both in the voted into the USA Gymnastics Region 8 Hall of Fame. Coaching Experience 1974-76 Assistant Coach Southeastern La. D-D BREAUX YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 1978- Head Coach LSU YEAR REGULAR SEASON POST SEASON NATIONAL FINISH REGIONAL FINISH SEC FINISH 1978 9-1 - 9TH* 1ST* - 1979 8-1-1 - 11TH* 1ST* - Began her coaching career at Southeastern as a student 1980 10-3 - 6TH* 1ST* - assistant. Transferred to LSU in 1976 and took over 1981 18-5 - 11TH* 2ND* 1ST 1982 12-5 1-2 - 3RD 3RD as head coach in 1978 while also working toward her 1983 11-6 6-7-1 6TH 3RD 3RD master’s degree. 1984 8-10 - - - 4TH 1985 12-13 4-1 - 2ND 4TH 1986 7-9 6-8 9TH 1ST 4TH 1987 13-4 10-7 7TH 2ND 4TH D-D BREAUX NOTABLES 1988 15-5-1 13-4 4TH 2ND 4TH 1989 17-6 5-1 - 2ND 4TH 2 NCAA Super Six Finals (2008, 2009) 1990 16-3 11-6 6TH 2ND 2ND Consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances 1991 9-8 9-8 7TH 3RD 3RD 28 1992 8-14 0-6 - 7TH 5TH 23 NCAA Championships Appearances 1993 8-9 9-7-1 7TH(T) 2ND 4TH NCAA Individual National Titles 1994 13-4-1 6-5 8TH 2ND 3RD 8 1995 14-4 6-5 9TH 3RD 2ND 1 Gymnastics Honda Award Recipient 1996 9-11 4-2 - 3RD 5TH All-America Honors 1997 12-6-1 4-7 12TH 3RD 3RD 111 1998 15-7 5-6 9TH 3RD 3RD 11 NCAA Regional Titles 1999 11-6 6-4 9TH 2ND 4TH SEC Champions 2000 15-4-1 6-4 9TH 2ND 2ND 14 2001 11-5 3-2 18TH 3RD 4TH 46 All-SEC Honors 2002 10-10 6-4 8TH 1ST 4TH SEC Coach of the Year Honors 2003 10-10 5-5 10TH 2ND 4TH 6 2004 15-6 7-3 7TH 1ST 3RD 5 NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year 2005 19-4 7-3 9TH 1ST 2ND Honors 2006 14-11 5-5 8TH 2ND 4TH 2007 13-9 6-4 7TH 2ND 4TH 4 SEC Gymnasts of the Year 2008 17-6 9-6 5TH 1ST 4TH Scholastic